Reginaldo de Lizárraga

Reginaldo de Lizárraga, O.P. (1535 – 10 November 1609) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1609)^[1] and Bishop of Concepción in Chile^[2] (1598–1609).^[3]

The Most Reverend Reginaldo de Lizárraga
Bishop of Paraguay
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Paraguay
In office	1609
Predecessor	Martín Ignacio de Loyola
Successor	Lorenzo Pérez de Grado
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Concepción (1598–1609)
Orders
Consecration	24 October 1599 by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Personal details
Born	1535 Lizárraga, Spain
Died	10 November 1609 Asuncion, Paraguay
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Reginaldo de Lizárraga was born in Lizarraga, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[4][5] On 31 August 1598, he was confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Concepción and installed in December 1602.^[3][4][5] On 24 October 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Archbishop of Lima.^[4][5] On 20 July 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Paraguay.^[1][4][5] He served as Bishop of Paraguay until his death on 10 November 1609.^[1][4]